Whatever we owe, it is our part to find where to pay it, and to do it without asking, too; for whether the creditor be good or bad, the debt is still the same.

Associate with people who are likely to improve you.

Be harsh with yourself at times.

There is nothing the wise man does reluctantly.

Crime when it succeeds is called virtue.

It is not how many books thou hast, but how good; careful reading profiteth, while that which is full of variety delighteth.

Consider an enemy may become a friend.